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Sir William Younger, 1st Bt.

M, #71936, b. 28 June 1862, d. 28 July 1937

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SirWilliamYounger, 1st Bt. was born on 28 June 1862.1 He was the son of WilliamYounger and MargaretBrown.2 He married Helen Caroline BenyonGunter, daughter of Colonel SirRobertGunter, 1st Bt., on 24 January 1888.1 He died on 28 July 1937 at age 75.1 He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.) (Dumfriesshire).1 He was Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) (Dumfriesshire and Leics).1 He gained the title of 1st Baronet Younger, of Auchen Castle. He was Lieutenant 16th Lancers, Captain Lanarks Yeo, Major Sherwood Rangers (Notts Imperial Yeo), Member of Parliament (M.P.) (C) Stamford and (Lib) Peebles and Selkirkshire Jan–Dec 1910, memb Royal Commn Housing in Scotland 1913–17, Honour Doctor of Law in 1895.1 On 14 February 1911 so created.1

Colonel Sir Robert Gunter, 1st Bt.

Colonel SirRobertGunter, 1st Bt. was born on 2 November 1831. He married Jane MargueriteBenyon, daughter of ThomasBenyon and Anne WilliamsBrown, on 20 May 1862.2 He died on 18 September 1905 at age 73. He gained the title of 1st Baronet Gunter, of Wetherby Grange, Yorkshire on 9 March 1901.